Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28
A AFFAIR.

NYSa ERIOUS AFFAIR.
The Supposed Murdeross Of Charlie
STYLES Attempts Suicide.
CHICAGO. May 26.-Some weeks ago there
arrived in the m o. fashionable quarter OF
the West side a woman whose jaunty air,
rich dress, dark. regular features AND JET
black hair attracted great attention..
These characteristics combined bienaeo
into what might rave been mistaken Tor a
society belle. but there vas some mystery
surrounding the strange parsonage which
could not be solved by those who looked
upon her with mingled admiration and
suspicion. She secured quarters at
Krneeer's boarding house, at West Adams
and Robey streets. She told the landlady,
Mrs. Kruger, that her name was Ida
Walsh and that she was . dressmaker. IL
was evident to the hostess that her guest
was Disgusting herself, as her
DARK MELLOW COMPLEXION
Indicated that she was OF italian descent
rather than a daughter OF Erin, as the
name would imply. She kept to ler room
very steadily, and only ventured out &C.
C0SlOCaIly uuIluS III A0y'
however. she was won't to receive calls
from a wealthy Board OF Trade man who
lived in the ~neighborhood. Frequently at
dusk or after dark and on Sunday alter
Moons the Board of Trade man called to
take her for a ride. The actions OF the
couple attracted general attention. In pre-.
paring for q ride she would veil herself
carefully on a prete1t that
s'rHE DUST WAS HORRIBLE"
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and this, too, lent additional interest to
the ease. One day this week a man. VINO
| was said to be Superintendent Robertson.
of Pinkerson's Detective Agency, called at
the house and had an interview with the
young woman which lasted fully an hour.
| The day after the detectives call the eli
| max was reached. The Board OF Trade
man called and took the woman for a ride,
| and on their return she went to her room
in an apparently sorrowful mood. The
| boarders at the establishment noticed a
little GOODNESS between the woman and
| her companion, which they took to be the
result OF some trihing love-tilt on the
road. In the course OF an hour or so,
| however, a sickenipg mel was perceived in
| the hallway, and the odor was traced to
the strange woman's door. Groans could
be heard inside and low mutterings. Tat
door was forced open and, lying on the
bed, writing in agony, which always ae-
companies poison, lay the new boarder.
sAvED BY iii PHYSICIAN.
DR.. A. H. Foster, OF No. ITO West Mon
roe street, was sent for, as was also DR..
Beach LOOMS, OF No. 145 Robey street.
DR.. LOOMS was the first to arrive, and.
after applying the stomach pomp success
fully, left the patient in comparative com
fort and beyond the danger OF dying: Anti.
dotes were obtained, and when DIR. Foster
arrived later he learned that the woman
was doing we'll and his services were not
| required. professional courtesy debarred
! him from seeing the patient unless especial
" invited, so that he tool the word OF the
| people in the house. There was an air OF
suspicion about the case which created
curiosity in the minds Of all in the neighbor-
hood. Whether the detectives visit warned
the woman of 4 forthcoming exposure; or
whether events of the afternoon drive had
| revivitied the events of a Sunday afternoon
drive, taken by her FIVE years ago, could
not be determined. Possibly both OF these,
added to thedanger of exposing her new
friend, who is prominent On the Board OF
Trade, were the motives which led the
handsome woman to such a desperate
deed.
URIN THE EXCITEMENT
| and in the natural upsetting which the
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some papers and photographs were seen
by people present which solved the mys-
| terry III their minds. They had evidently
| been the property of Theresa Sturlatta.
| the who shot Charles Stiles in the
| Palmer House in the forenoon of July 10.
| 1889. This fact spread around the neigh
| borhood and it was generally believed that
! the mysterious young woman was none
| other thar the notorious Italian. While
L A.. Il e $hn ~ 10 Sfif
iu doubt, DR.. LOOMS, h attended her,
| admitted to a Daily News reporter that
| her appearance and the description OF the
| Sturlatta woman Tailed perfectly. His
| patient was extraordinarily dark, OF sien-
| der build and phthisica)ly inclined. He
had never seen her before or since he was
called there. He left when he saw she was
out of danger. During her delirium she
called louGly for 1.-The baby" and was
comforted by the assurance that her in
FAINT was downstairs.
is SHE THE WOMAN
A call at the Krueger mansion was re-
sponded to by two men and one woman in
| the lower hall, while echoes of isn't it
really horrible" were waited from seeming:
ly a dozen female throats above. One of
| the men was Mr.. Kruger and the other
| said his name was Mr.. Whitaker, ''the
Board OF Trade man whose name was SO
| closely linked with the affair." as he ex-
| planned. He was on the second floor when
the reporter called, but on hearing the
identity OF the caller bounded down the
steps four at a Jump.
There is no truth in it whatever he
insisted excitedIy, nothing at all. was
down town and explained that. You
60 down and you can find out all about
it."
Several of Sturlatta's former conpan-
ions were seen. One OF them was sure she
was in the city, or soon would be. Others
had not heard from her since she disap-
peared from New York.
A hackman who used to drive the Stur-
latta woman and Stiles considerably dur
ing their palmy days said that he had
seen the murderess on the street two weeks
ago. and had since heard that she intended
remaining in tn" city.
"If it is Sturlatta." said one of her boon
companions OF old, last night, "she will kill
herself sooner than face Mrs. Capt. Black
and other ladies who look ar interest in
her after her release from Joliet. She
promised them to reform, and
mean to do so, too, but, poor thing, she
has fallen lower than ever
"Charley' Stiles was killed July 10, 1882.
placed on trial before Judge Gardner for
the murder. Luther Latin Mills: then
States attorney. conducted the prosecu-
ton, and A.. s. Trude opposed him. After
q trial lasting nearly a month Sturlatta
was found guilty and sentenced to a year